Have you ever heard of a bug so big and fierce it can hunt fish, frogs, and even baby turtles? Meet the giant water bug, a true monster of the insect world. This amazing bug is one of the largest on ...

Wren Franklin, a masters student at Bournemouth University, found two great silver water beetles in Blackmore Vale.

The UK’s heaviest beetle, the great silver water beetle is regarded as a gentle giant, rather than an aggressive predator, and mostly scavenges plant material for food. “It was a really ...

Wren Franklin checked his discovery with the county’s recorder for beetles, who confirmed the last recorded sighting of them was in 1821 by influential entomologist JC Dale. The UK’s heaviest beetle, ...

The great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) is the heaviest beetle in the UK and can grow up to five centimetres long. Student Wren Franklin found two of the beetles whilst surveying animal and ...

One of Britain’s largest species of beetle has been found in Dorset for the first time in more than 200 years. A Bournemouth University student discovered two great silver water beetles while ...